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The baby name Eduard is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced approx. English: ED-oo-ard (ED-oo-ərd),approx. German/Dutch/Romanian: EH-doo-art (EH-doo-art).

Eduard is English in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: approx. English: ED-oo-ard (ED-oo-ərd),approx. German/Dutch/Romanian: EH-doo-art (EH-doo-art)

What is the meaning of the name Eduard ?

The baby name Eduard is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced approx. English: ED-oo-ard (ED-oo-ərd),approx. German/Dutch/Romanian: EH-doo-art (EH-doo-art).

Eduard is English in Origin.

Eduard is the continental form of English Edward, from Old English Eadweard (ead "wealth, fortune" + weard "guardian"), yielding the sense "guardian of prosperity" or "wealth-protector." The form Eduard took root in German and Dutch and spread across Central and Eastern Europe, appearing as a learned, internationalized rendering of the ancient Germanic name.

In German-speaking lands and the Habsburg sphere it rose in the 18th-19th centuries and remains familiar in countries such as Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Russia, and Moldova. Notable bearers include poet Eduard Mörike, socialist thinker Eduard Bernstein, physicist Eduard Teller, and statesman Eduard Shevardnadze. Close variants are Edward (English/Polish), Édouard (French), Edoardo (Italian), Eduardo (Spanish/Portuguese), Edvard (Scandinavian/Slavic), Eduárd (Hungarian), Eduards (Latvian), and Ėduardas (Lithuanian). Diminutives include Ed, Eddie/Eddy, Edu, Ede, and Russian Edik.

Eduard has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Eduard

Eduard Shevardnadze Politician · Born 1928 · Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze was a Soviet and Georgian politician best known for serving as the final Soviet foreign minister from 1985 to 1991 and later leading Georgia until 2003. He began his political career in the late 1940s through the Komsomol and went on to govern Georgia during several non-consecutive periods from 1972 until his resignation. Eduard Limonov Politician · Born 1943 · France Eduard Limonov was a Russian writer and political activist best known for founding the National Bolshevik Party. Born Eduard Veniaminovich Savenko, he emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1974 and returned to Russia in 1991; he was also known for books including It's Me, Eddie and The Book of Water. Eduard Kokoity Politician · Born 1964 · Soviet Union Eduard Kokoity is best known as the second president of South Ossetia, serving from 2001 to 2011. He is an Ossetian politician, born on 31 October 1964, and led the partially recognized state during a pivotal period in its recent history.
Eduard Suess Politician · Born 1831 · Austrian Empire Eduard Suess was an Austrian geologist best known for proposing the ancient supercontinent Gondwana and the Tethys Ocean. He also specialized in the geology and geography of the Alps and was an important early thinker in understanding Earth’s past landscapes. Eduard Heger Politician · Born 1976 · Slovakia Eduard Heger is best known as a Slovak politician who served as Prime Minister of Slovakia from April 2021 to May 2023. Before that, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance in Igor Matovič’s cabinet. Eduard Romanyuta Actor|musician · Born 1992 · Ukraine Eduard Romanyuta is a Ukrainian singer best known for representing Moldova at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with "I Want Your Love." Born on 23 October 1992, he competed with the song but did not advance to the grand final.

Eduard – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2024 #1 — 820
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
MV 0 #19 1 644
HN 0 #22 1 704
MD 0 #27 8 434
TM Boys 0 #32 5 614
EE 0 #35 3 1,051
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
EE Boys 0 #41 119 2,087
GE 0 #42 3 997
MD Boys 0 #42 54 756
BI Boys 0 #43 2 917
AL 0 #56 20 2,372
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
GE Boys 0 #67 46 2,055
SI 0 #76 5 1,612
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
LT 0 #84 5 949
RU Boys 0 #87 1,759 12,621
KZ 0 #88 7 1,452
MD Girls 0 #91 2 865
CZ Boys 0 #93 496 6,530
LT Boys 0 #96 68 2,166
AL Boys 0 #101 299 5,122
PH 0 #107 4 5,607
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
CY Boys 0 #119 11 3,473
ID Boys 0 #121 11 4,130
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
Switzerland Boys 2024 #126 12 1,769
SI Boys 0 #134 78 3,402
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
BN Boys 0 #136 4 6,332
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
KZ Boys 0 #144 198 6,578
RS Boys 0 #146 9 2,277
RU 0 #146 44 3,641
CZ 0 #151 35 3,154
Austria Boys 0 #155 500 2,180
CR 0 #162 4 5,526
HR Boys 0 #163 112 3,997
HU Boys 0 #163 12 3,954
PR Boys 0 #164 11 2,508
Belgium Boys 2023 #172 24 415
HR 0 #174 8 2,081
MT Boys 0 #176 4 4,064
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
AE 0 #185 3 10,220
Spain Boys 0 #188 2,648 5,610
BG Boys 0 #191 29 3,850
IR 0 #192 38 4,221
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
Austria 0 #195 19 850
CO Boys 0 #204 3,006 15,656
GR Boys 0 #204 64 6,912
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
NA Boys 0 #206 30 6,830
PS 0 #207 12 5,692
LU Boys 0 #209 10 4,970
MO Boys 0 #214 10 5,842
AL Girls 0 #224 4 4,141
EC Boys 0 #227 13 3,322
IR Boys 0 #234 535 10,162
Germany Boys 0 #237 1,732 5,697
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
IL Boys 0 #242 548 10,983
AO Boys 0 #247 3 5,568
PT 0 #248 3 4,161
IL 0 #254 21 6,291
Spain 0 #266 203 2,326
PA Boys 0 #269 261 9,305
PH Boys 0 #269 116 11,440
SG 0 #277 6 11,010
PS Boys 0 #289 318 10,655
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
PL Boys 0 #294 42 6,459
GT 0 #297 18 5,948
PE 0 #300 11 6,350
JP Boys 0 #301 3 7,909
Canada Boys 2023 #303 7 2,601
SA 0 #305 8 10,560
DK Boys 0 #309 17 7,401
NL Boys 0 #323 1,092 5,873
CN Boys 0 #326 6 9,639
PT Boys 0 #326 42 7,951
CO 0 #327 163 7,768
GT Boys 0 #327 153 7,625
NL 0 #327 65 2,481
CR Boys 0 #329 172 10,188
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
UY Boys 0 #334 67 5,922
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
BO 0 #354 28 6,868
Germany 0 #356 83 2,542
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
France Boys 2021 #364 24 2,865
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
Finland Boys 0 #382 46 2,041
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
MX 0 #396 18 8,339
CL 0 #401 11 6,867
ZA 0 #416 32 14,421
CL Boys 0 #419 286 13,390
BO Boys 0 #422 181 9,244
IT Boys 0 #423 2,463 10,046
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
AR Boys 0 #443 25 7,628
PE Boys 0 #451 621 14,506
SD Boys 0 #465 2 10,523
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
RU Girls 0 #488 11 11,913
MX Boys 0 #492 667 16,355
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
Finland Boys 2026 #537 150 3,552
BH 0 #540 14 17,937
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
HK Boys 0 #553 5 12,905
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
CM Boys 0 #572 4 12,054
IT 0 #609 106 4,183
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
QA Boys 0 #662 46 18,093
SG Boys 0 #671 27 17,960
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #693 5 13,071
BR Boys 0 #703 49 12,213
KW Boys 0 #741 29 18,755
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
Germany Girls 0 #827 12 4,949
United States Boys 2024 #854 39 7,044
TN 0 #864 2 13,765
OM Boys 0 #910 9 17,948
CL Girls 0 #913 3 14,098
EG Boys 0 #920 6 15,035
ZA Boys 0 #925 256 25,619
Spain Girls 0 #974 10 5,561
BR Girls 0 #991 2 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,000 2 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,006 5 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,008 85 22,615
SA Girls 0 #1,008 7 25,931
IN Boys 0 #1,039 1 16,750
CO Girls 0 #1,060 19 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,100 12 25,439
TR 0 #1,187 25 19,440
MA 0 #1,192 8 20,986
DZ 0 #1,231 4 20,130
ZA Girls 0 #1,234 3 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,259 9 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,348 267 28,008
IT Girls 0 #1,420 27 9,415

Eduard is popular in 87 countries — most recent births per country:

Switzerland
United States
France
Canada
Ireland

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People also ask about Eduard

Eduard is predominantly a boy's name.
Eduard is a 3 syllable name, pronounced approx. English: ED-oo-ard (ED-oo-ərd),approx. German/Dutch/Romanian: EH-doo-art (EH-doo-art).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Edward, Édouard, Eduardo, Edvard, Eduards and Eduardas.
Across languages, Eduard has these equivalents: Edward (English), Édouard (French), Eduardo (Spanish, Portuguese), Edvard (Scandinavian, Slavic), Eduards (Latvian), and 2 more.
Yes, very popular — Eduard ranked #1 in Ireland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Eduard ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2024).
Eduard's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2024 in Ireland.
Yes — 8 notable people named Eduard are in our database, including Eduard Shevardnadze (Politician), Eduard Limonov (Politician), Eduard Kokoity (Politician).